as in officers
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the local constable
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Recent Examples of constables
The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constables
Noun
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Four federal officers were injured during the assault.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Prisoners feared they were purposefully trapped in the A Tunnel, sitting ducks for a response from corrections officers.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The movie, somewhat surprisingly, reveals a multi-racial Florida community raising children together, mostly in harmony, except for the one single white woman who keeps calling the cops.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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Over and over, Lorincz called the cops on them.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Constables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constables. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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